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There is an Extension or Plugin built into the Chrome browser that will generate a QR code from a web address. It's pretty easy and does not require that you purchase anything or download malware. You just click on the "Share" button directly to the Right of the address bar. ________________________________ From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Hammer, Erich F <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2023 7:46 To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] QR Code replacement for business card The plethora of "free" code generators online are harvesting information. It wouldn't surprise me if most don't even have a privacy policy. Zint is open source and offline, and it appears very capable and documented with 41 different kinds of symbols/codes plus sub-variants: https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zint.org.uk%2F&data=05%7C01%7Clmenzies%40UAB.EDU%7C6965d26724c04adc787808dbe5e13bc4%7Cd8999fe476af40b3b4351d8977abc08c%7C1%7C0%7C638356527782450194%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=68CVmWnI7buEU7laZP3t3Ejgwx2L7AvQ3H5xg%2BFtDTo%3D&reserved=0<https://www.zint.org.uk/> Download the zipped binaries (for Windows) here: https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsourceforge.net%2Fprojects%2Fzint%2Ffiles%2F&data=05%7C01%7Clmenzies%40UAB.EDU%7C6965d26724c04adc787808dbe5e13bc4%7Cd8999fe476af40b3b4351d8977abc08c%7C1%7C0%7C638356527782450194%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=dWvMFSn0Sa1q2Ol1axNHmpOX9eP25EAtd%2FSYZZMrPqg%3D&reserved=0<https://sourceforge.net/projects/zint/files/> Hope that helps. Erich On Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 21:56, Charles Meyer eloquently inscribed: > My esteemed lisatmates, > > If I just wanted to create a QR code others could scan off my Samsung > Galaxy A03 so they would have my name, phone #, email, library name, > address and Web site which site would you recommend for me to create a > free "business card" replacement QR code? > > Thank you. > > Charles. > > Charlotte County Public Library